Hellhole: Awakening (66 page)

C
LOVIS,
T
EL—
former Ankor site administrator, partner of Renny; after Renny’s death, Tel immersed himself in slickwater and became a shadow-Xayan.

C
ODECALL
S
YSTEM—
Encrypted communications system used throughout the Constellation.

C
ONSTELLATION—
stellar empire of 74 planets, comprising 20 core worlds called the Crown Jewels and 54 frontier worlds in the Deep Zone. Capital is Sonjeera, ruled by the Diadem.

C
ONSTELLATION
C
HARTER—
primary binding document that defines the government of the Constellation.

C
ORI,
E
LWAR—
Vielinger physicist who discovered how to use processed iperion to mark a path in space, defining a constrained route that the new stardrives could use.

C
OTTAGE—
private residence at the Pond of Birds used as a discreet retreat on the grounds of the Diadem’s Palace.

C
OUNCIL
C
ITY—
government center on Sonjeera.

C
RAIS,
A
LBO—
elder member of Crais family whose political ambitions were thwarted by Michella.

C
RAIS,
B
OLTON—
husband of Keana Duchenet, logistics officer in the Army of the Constellation, rank of silver major.

C
RAIS,
I
LVAR—
current head of the Crais noble family, father of Bolton.

C
RAIS,
N
OK
II
—
former Diadem, Bolton’s great-great-grandfather; the Council City Spaceport building was constructed during his reign.

C
RISTAINE,
L
IEUTENANT
A
URA—
first officer of the
Diadem’s Glory
.

C
ROWN
J
EWELS—
twenty core planets in the Constellation, the most closely packed worlds and most civilized.

D
AR,
S
URI—
pilot of one of the Constellation’s military stringline haulers.

D
ARENTHIA—
Deep Zone planet.

D
E
C
ARRE,
C
RISTOPH—
exiled son of disgraced Lord Louis de Carre, now works for General Adolphus on Hellhole.

D
E
C
ARRE,
L
ORD
L
OUIS—
disgraced leader of Vielinger, lover of Keana Duchenet.

D
EEP
Z
ONE—
the 54 frontier worlds in the Constellation, recently opened to settlement.

D
EEP
Z
ONE
D
EFENSE
F
ORCE—
the ships, veteran soldiers, and volunteers General Adolphus pulled together to defend the frontier worlds.

D
EEZEE—
derogatory term for a Deep Zone settler.

D
ELAYNE,
M
ARIA—
planetary administrator of Nephilim.

D
ESTINATION
D
AY—
the completion date of the new DZ stringline transportation network.

D
IADEM—
the leader of the Constellation government.

D
IADEM’S
G
LORY
—
flagship of the Constellation fleet sent against General Adolphus.

D
OWNBOX—
cargo boxes dropped from a stringline hauler down to the surface of a destination planet.

D
OZER—
large construction machine.

D
UCHENET,
D
IADEM
M
ICHELLA—
leader of the Constellation.

D
UCHENET,
H
AVEEDA—
Michella’s younger sister, rumored to be a witness to the murder of their brother Jamos as a child; she has not been seen in public for many years.

D
UCHENET,
J
AMOS—
Michella’s older brother, murdered when he was young (Michella is rumored to be responsible).

D
UCHENET,
K
EANA—
only daughter of Diadem Michella, now on Hellhole, accompanied by Xayan presence Uroa.

DZ
—
Deep Zone.

E
DWOND
H
OUSE—
building where Edwond the First, the Warrior Diadem, held war cabinet meetings. Now Ishop Heer’s residence.

E
DWOND THE
F
IRST—
former diadem of the Constellation, also called the Warrior Diadem.

E
KOVA,
L
UCINDA—
operations officer for Lord Riomini’s strike force.

E
LAKIS,
B
URUM—
secret Adolphus supporter on Sonjeera, also connected to Enva Tazaar.

E
LAKIS,
W
ILLIS—
brother of Burum Elakis, who died in prison.

E
LBA—
Adolphus’s estate outside of Michella Town.

E
LBERT,
W
ILL—
one of Sophie Vence’s line managers.

E
NCIX—
female Xayan, leader of the three surviving Originals.

E
NGERMANN,
O
LV—
owner of a machine repair shop on Orsini, former boss of Vincent Jenet.

E
RON—
capital city on Theser, located in a deep crater.

F
EN,
E
LDORA—
planetary administrator of Cles.

F
ERNANDO-
Z
AIRIC—
joined personalities of Fernando Neron and Zairic.

F
IRTH,
J
ACKSON—
leader of diplomatic team accompanying the Constellation fleet against Hellhole; he is a historian of the General’s first rebellion.

F
LEER—
Crown Jewel planet where Tel and Renny Clovis served a prison term, homeworld of the Duchenets.

F
RANKOV,
S
IA—
planetary administrator of Theser, close friend of Tanja Hu.

G
AXEN—
draft animals native to Sonjeera.

G
AVO—
one of Tanja Hu’s cousins.

G
OLDENWOOD—
valuable trees native to Ridgetop.

G
OLER,
C
ARLSON—
administrator of Ridgetop and territorial governor of eleven planets, including Hallholme and Candela.

G
ROWLER—
colloquial term for a static storm on Hallholme.

H
ALEY—
climbing goat Tanja Hu used to ride on Candela.

H
ALLHOLME (PLANET)—
formal name for Hellhole.

H
ALLHOLME,
C
ORAM—
younger son of Escobar.

H
ALLHOLME,
E
LAINE—
wife of Escobar, grandniece of Lord Selik Riomini.

H
ALLHOLME,
E
MIL—
older son of Escobar.

H
ALLHOLME,
R
ED
C
OMMODORE
E
SCOBAR—
son of Commodore Percival Hallholme, assigned to lead retaliatory strike against Hellhole.

H
ALLHOLME,
C
OMMODORE
P
ERCIVAL—
retired leader of the Army of the Constellation; he defeated General Adolphus the first time and quashed his rebellion.

H
EART
S
QUARE—
central square in Sonjeera’s Council City.

H
EER,
I
SHOP—
Diadem Michella’s confidential aide, spy, and hatchet man.

H
ELLHOLE—
hellish frontier world, considered the most inhospitable of the Deep Zone worlds, colloquial name for planet Hallholme.

H
ELLTOWN—
colloquial name for Michella Town.

H
ERALD,
P
ETER—
former lieutenant in General Adolphus’s rebellion.

H
ESTON,
L
ORA—
leader of Lord Riomini’s bodyguards.

H
IRDAN—
noble family.

H
IRDAN,
T
ANIK—
head of the Hirdan family.

H
ORP—
Sonjeeran racing animal.

H
U,
Q
UINN—
Tanja Hu’s uncle and mentor, killed in a mudslide caused by overmining on Candela.

H
U,
T
ANJA—
administrator of Candela, one of the first coconspirators with General Adolphus on Hallholme.

I
PERION—
rare mineral used to mark stringline paths across space. The Constellation’s primary source of iperion is found on the planet Vielinger.

J
-PALM—
flammable, explosive fluid.

J
ACOB
—
General Adolphus’s flagship, named after his father.

J
ACQUE—
adopted son of Bebe Nax.

J
ENET,
D
REW—
Vincent’s ill father.

J
ENET,
V
INCENT—
Hellhole colonist, sentenced by Enva Tazaar to live there as punishment after he was convicted of a crime; friend of Fernando-Zairic, killed with emissaries to Sonjeera.

J
ESSUP,
R
OLF—
shadow-Xayan, originally from Ridgetop.

J
HERA—
Xayan telemancer preserved in slickwater, lover of Birzh; now the counterpart of Antonia Anqui.

J
ONN—
Crown Jewel planet, ruled by the Hirdan family.

J
ORDAN,
C
RAIG—
Adolphus’s chief of security, now managing part of the Hellhole defense forces.

K
APPAS—
Crown Jewel planet, ruled by the Paternos family.

K
EATS,
H
UME—
worker on Buktu, as well as a pilot who flies with Ian Walfor.

K
ERRIS
—
linerunner ship operated by Turlo and Sunitha Urvancik, named after their dead son.

K
IAFA—
popular hot beverage.

K
LIEF—
Crown Jewel planet, former home of Sophie and Devon Vence.

K
OMUN,
G
EORGE—
planetary administrator of Umber.

K
OUVET,
C
APTAIN—
security officer at Council City Spaceport.

L
ASSEN,
O
WEN—
representative from Teron.

L
INERUNNER—
maintenance ship that travels along the stringline paths to check iperion integrity.

L
ODO—
male Xayan, one of the three surviving Originals, assigned to studying the museum vault.

L
UBIS
P
LAIN
S
HIPYARDS—
large military shipyard on Qiorfu.

L
UMINOUS
G
ARDEN—
one of the spectacular gardens on the grounds of the Diadem’s palace.

M
ACHI—
Crown Jewel planet.

M
AGEROS,
L
ADY
O
PRA—
noblewoman, descendant of one of the families that brought about the downfall of the Osheers.

M
AIL
D
RONE—
small automated packet that travels along the stringlines.

M
ALIBU,
H
ENRY—
deacon among the Children of Amadin, former doctor.

M
ARUBI—
Crown Jewel planet.

M
AYAK,
T
OBNER—
scientist on Sonjeera.

M
C
L
UHAN,
E
VA—
a linerunner who committed suicide in deep space between destinations.

M
ERCIFULS—
secular order of nurses.

M
ICHELLA
T
OWN—
main colony town on Hallholme; referred to colloquially as Helltown.

M
ORAE,
E
LWYN—
first administrator of Candela.

N
ARI—
drilling supervisor on Hellhole.

N
AX,
B
EBE—
Tanja Hu’s administrative assistant on Candela, mother of Jacque.

N
EHL—
young orphaned girl, a member of the Children of Amadin.

N
ELL,
L
ADERNA—
assistant to Ishop Heer, also his lover.

N
EPHILIM—
Deep Zone planet, supposedly the site of a fountain of youth.

N
ERON,
F
ERNANDO—
Hellhole colonist, first man to immerse himself in slickwater and take on an alien personality, Zairic. Fernando-Zairic served as spokesman for the shadow-Xayans, until he was murdered on Sonjeera along with other emissaries.

N
ICLES—
Deep Zone planet.

N
OAB—
Crown Jewel planet, home of the Crais family.

N
OABY—
valuable jewel mined on Noab.

N
OMOLOS—
Deep Zone planet.

N
OORMAN,
C
APTAIN
F
ELIX—
captain of a scout ship aboard the Constellation fleet.

O
BERON,
L
ANNY—
supervisor in iperion mines on Vielinger.

O
GG—
Crown Jewel world where Osheer family was exiled.

O
NGENET,
A
RIA—
beautiful wife of historical Diadem Philippe the Whisperer, known for her numerous lovers, which she often entertained at her Cottage on the Pond of Birds.

O
RIGINAL—
one of five Xayans preserved in the vault against the asteroid impact: Allyf, Encix, Cippiq, Lodo, and Tryn. Only three remain alive.

O
RSINI—
one of the Crown Jewels, ruled by Lady Enva Tazaar.

O
SHEER—
centuries-old variation of Ishop Heer’s family name.

O
SHEER,
L
ORD
E
LMAN—
Osheer patriarch at the time of the family’s disgrace.